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KoF: It's gonna be may PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Segoda The Clean (ranked 6154 p4p, 6375 weight class) and Mark Taylor (ranked 569 p4p, 581 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Segoda The Clean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Clean is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The Clean slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Clean pulls Taylor in close to his closed guard and prevents Taylor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Clean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but The Clean defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Clean passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Clean frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Clean with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Clean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but The Clean isn't that keen on the idea.
The Clean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
The Clean controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Clean dominating with strikes here.
Taylor is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. The Clean locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Taylor is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Segoda The Clean!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svend Thorsby (ranked 6200 p4p, 4214 weight class) and Fuat Tayyip (ranked 565 p4p, 456 weight class). Svend Thorsby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fuat Tayyip!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayyip misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorsby.
Tayyip fails with the takedown
and Thorsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thorsby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thorsby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thorsby lands a glancing blow to the side of Tayyip's head.
Thorsby lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tayyip darts in and clinches Thorsby up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Thorsby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tayyip goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thorsby prevents it.
Svend Thorsby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fuat Tayyip.
Thorsby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tayyip.
Thorsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorsby as Tayyip tries to tie him up.
Thorsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorsby gets through Tayyip's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tayyip has clasped his hands together around Thorsby's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Thorsby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tayyip working away.
My spies in Navy Street MMA inform me that Tayyip has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tayyip postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tayyip taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby is looking to regain half guard here but Tayyip keeps moving and retains side control.
Tayyip trying to control the action but Thorsby is working from the bottom.
Thorsby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tayyip wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Thorsby is right now.
Tayyip is looking to take a break and control but Thorsby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorsby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tayyip wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorsby keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby tries to buck Tayyip off but Tayyip is having none of it.
Thorsby is not content to let Tayyip control the position.
Thorsby tries to bench press Tayyip off him but Tayyip keeps the position.
Thorsby is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tayyip controls the position.
Thorsby managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tayyip.
Thorsby is being controlled here.
Thorsby sneaks back into half guard.
Thorsby wants to improve his position but Tayyip is controlling well.
Thorsby is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayyip stalling.
Thorsby pushes Tayyip off looking to stand but Tayyip dives back in and keeps control.
Tayyip is looking to take a break and control but Thorsby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut there from Thorsby.
Tayyip fails with the takedown
and Thorsby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorsby thumps Tayyip with a low kick.
Tayyip takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorsby lands with a right hand.
Thorsby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thorsby lands with a cross.
Thorsby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Thorsby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tayyip stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorsby.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorsby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Thorsby.
Thorsby will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tayyip up against the cage.
Thorsby breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tayyip tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorsby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tayyip on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tayyip shoots and misses
and Thorsby counters with a straight right hand.
Thorsby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tayyip stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tayyip takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Thorsby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tayyip doesn't seem phased though.
Thorsby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tayyip tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorsby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorsby sends Tayyip crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thorsby is motioning to the referee to let Tayyip up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Tayyip is rocked!
Tayyip bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Thorsby comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tayyip falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tayyip was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svend Thorsby!
A very excited looking Svend Thorsby made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merowech Van Dhalism (ranked 5233 p4p, 24635 weight class) and Max Zeraq (ranked 624 p4p, 802 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Merowech Van Dhalism!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Zeraq !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeraq wants to clinch but Van Dhalism slips to the side
and Van Dhalism connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeraq lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Dhalism circles away quickly and effectively.
Zeraq is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Dhalism misses the target.
A punch combination from Van Dhalism misses.
Zeraq tries to clinch up but Van Dhalism circles away and keeps his distance.
Max Zeraq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dhalism gets tackled into the cage by Zeraq . Zeraq maintains the clinch.
Van Dhalism fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zeraq escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zeraq throws the kick towards the body but Van Dhalism avoids it.
Van Dhalism throws a sloppy head kick and Zeraq moves out of range easily.
Zeraq with the counter takedown but Van Dhalism avoids it easily.
Van Dhalism lands with a kick to the temple. Zeraq shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zeraq takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zeraq has a takedown stuffed.
Van Dhalism definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Dhalism lands a big head kick that sends Zeraq tumbling to the mat! Van Dhalism takes a step backwards and waves Zeraq back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dhalism connects with a body shot that sends Zeraq 's belly button to the back.
Van Dhalism throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Zeraq crashing down! Zeraq tries to stagger back to his feet but Van Dhalism just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Zeraq asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merowech Van Dhalism!
Merowech Van Dhalism really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tengelü Hekite logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Spears (ranked 6229 p4p, 3973 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 631 p4p, 501 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Spears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spears manages to break the clinch.
Spears moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pawlikowski tries to keep at a distance but Spears has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spears escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spears connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pawlikowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spears connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pawlikowski scrambles back to his feet.
Good shot there by Spears.
Spears cracks Pawlikowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spears ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pawlikowski shoots and misses
and Spears counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spears clinches.
Spears breaks the clinch.
Pawlikowski has his takedown stuffed
and Spears counters with a two punch combo.
Aaron Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pawlikowski looks winded!
Spears lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spears.
Pawlikowski shoots in and drives through. Spears sprawls well.
Aaron Spears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Pawlikowski.
Spears connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears connects with a jab.
Spears wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spears with a jab.
Pawlikowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Spears throws a series of strikes that have Pawlikowski backpedaling.
Pawlikowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Spears. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spears.
Pawlikowski walks into a left hand.
Pawlikowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pawlikowski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pawlikowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pawlikowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Spears finish him?
Spears is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spears fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Spears! Pawlikowski is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Spears!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davide Truninger (ranked 4141 p4p, 6494 weight class) and Reece Foy (ranked 558 p4p, 709 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Truninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reece Foy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foy misses with a leg kick
and Truninger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Truninger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Foy looks to land a combination but Truninger avoids it well.
Truninger lands a glancing blow to the side of Foy's head.
Reece Foy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truninger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foy throws a sloppy head kick
and Truninger counters with a huge left! Foy is in big trouble! He's backing up but Truninger isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Foy from any more damage. A dominating finish by Truninger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davide Truninger!
After winning the bout, Davide Truninger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Reeves (ranked 3979 p4p, 4346 weight class) and Kiso Akinaga (ranked 436 p4p, 467 weight class). Akinaga has chosen The HU - Wolf Totem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, William Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves walks into a straight right hand from Akinaga.
Akinaga misses with the combination.
Kiso Akinaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinaga cracks Reeves with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Akinaga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Reeves to stand back up!
 Reeves is rocked!
Akinaga feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Reeves crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
During a confident post fight interview, Kiso Akinaga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Chaos (ranked 6008 p4p, 2448 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 613 p4p, 324 weight class). Mandiang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oliver Twist. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiang moves out of range as Chaos throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mandiang.
Mandiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mandiang misses with a wild body shot.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Chaos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Chaos misses
and Mandiang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chaos thinking.
Chaos lunges at Mandiang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mandiang's hand.
Chaos misses the shot to the body.
Mandiang thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christian Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Chaos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Chaos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaos prevents a body shot from Mandiang.
Chaos misses with the head strike.
Mandiang lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaos.
Mandiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandiang blocking some punches.
Mandiang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mandiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandiang.
Mandiang scores with a hook to the body.
Chaos swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Chaos as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos misses with a body punch.
Chaos lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Mandiang - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mandiang.
Mandiang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chaos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mandiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos misses with the head strike.
Mandiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Chaos swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Mandiang on the inside.
Mandiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mandiang blocking some punches.
Mandiang pushes Chaos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mandiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaoss head.
Mandiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mandiang lands a shot to the body.
Chaos is breathing heavily.
Mandiang is working Chaos over against the cage.
Mandiang lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mandiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mandiang.
Mandiang gets through Chaos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mandiang works on Chaos's body with a couple of short punches.
Mandiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandiang scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandiang.
A short right from Mandiang.
Chaos takes a shot to the head.
Mandiang lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mandiang.
Mandiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaoss head.
Nice body punch from Mandiang - that landed with a thud.
Mandiang pushes Chaos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a punch to the body.
Mandiang scores with a shot to the side of Chaos's head.
Mandiang scores with a shoulder strike.
Mandiang scores with a shot to the side of Chaos's head.
Mandiang misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mandiang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mandiang.
A short uppercut from Mandiang.
A right handed body shot lands from Mandiang.
Mandiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandiang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mandiang lands an uppercut.
Mandiang lands with a light punch inside.
Mandiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mandiang.
Mandiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mandiang lands with a right to the head.
Chaos is rocked!
A hook to the body from Mandiang.
Oh Chaos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mandiang.
Mandiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mandiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chaos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandiang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mandiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Mandiang.
Chaos tries a body shot but Mandiang blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mandiang pounces like a tiger and cracks Chaos with a vicious hook! Chaos is down but not out! Mandiang follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aboubacar Mandiang!
A relieved looking Aboubacar Mandiang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xpto Xpto (ranked 2579 p4p, 2133 weight class) and Monty Proffit (ranked 317 p4p, 268 weight class). Monty Proffit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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147
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xpto Xpto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monty Proffit!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xpto moves out of range of the strikes.
Xpto gets a takedown into half guard.
Xpto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Xpto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Proffit is just riding it out for now. Xpto eventually gives up the hold.
Proffit has his hands clasped together around Xpto's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proffit is trying to maintain the position but Xpto is very close to passing his half guard.
Xpto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Proffit defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xpto is working for a submission of some sort.
Proffit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Xpto wants to free his trapped foot but Proffit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Proffit trying to control from the bottom.
Xpto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Xpto seems to be working for a kimura but Proffit defends the submission attempt.
Xpto seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xpto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Proffit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Xpto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Xpto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Proffit defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Proffit is trying to stand up here but Xpto is controlling him well.
Proffit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xpto is working away from the top position though.
We've been hearing good reports from Xpto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Xpto is working for a kimura but Proffit is defending it quite comfortably.
Proffit wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xpto seems to be working for a kimura but Proffit defends the submission attempt.
Xpto is working for a submission of some sort.
Xpto wants to work for an arm triangle but Proffit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Xpto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Xpto is looking for a kimura but Proffit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Xpto to get the leverage.
Xpto is working for a kimura but Proffit is defending it quite comfortably.
Xpto prevents Proffit from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Proffit looking for submissions off his back.
Proffit trying to control but Xpto postures up.
Xpto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Proffit is just riding it out for now. Xpto eventually gives up the hold.
Xpto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xpto Xpto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xpto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Proffit keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Xpto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Proffit can do to turn this around?
Xpto is working for a kimura but Proffit is defending it quite comfortably.
Xpto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proffit pushes Xpto off looking to stand but Xpto dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proffit keeping hold of Xpto's head, controlling as best he can.
Xpto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Proffit keeping control of the position.
Proffit is trying to maintain the position but Xpto is very close to passing his half guard.
Proffit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xpto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xpto stops Proffit from getting back to his feet.
Proffit tries to get to full guard but Xpto has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xpto is looking for a kimura here.
Xpto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Xpto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Proffit defends it well.
Xpto wants to work for an arm triangle but Proffit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Xpto is looking for a kimura here.
Proffit trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xpto is working for a kimura but Proffit is defending it quite comfortably.
Xpto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Proffit sees it coming and defends easily.
Proffit tries to kick Xpto off but Xpto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Xpto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Proffit is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Xpto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Proffit manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Proffit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Xpto back to the cage. Proffit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Xpto Xpto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xpto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Proffit as he jumps to the side.
Xpto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Proffit circles away.
Proffit tries to counter with a clinch but Xpto shakes him off and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xpto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xpto Xpto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xpto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Monty Proffit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Xpto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Proffit lands with a big left! Xpto is wobbled badly! Proffit comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Xpto to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Monty Proffit!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 3033 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 383 p4p, 218 weight class). Payton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andre Nickatina - Yeah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Walter Payton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shifter.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shifter is looking to counter the offense by Payton and move into the clinch.
Payton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shifter is out of range.
Shifter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Payton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shifter manages to avoid it.
Shifter tries to counter with a takedown but Payton is quick to defend against it.
Payton looks to land a left hand but Shifter moved out of range nicely.
Shifter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Payton.
Payton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walter Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shifter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab.
Shifter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shifter was well out of range. Poor timing from Payton.
Shifter tries to counter with a takedown but Payton is quick to defend against it.
Payton misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton throws a lazy uppercut
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Payton won't be happy with that.
Payton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shifter is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Payton looks calm but he's in trouble here. Shifter gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Payton is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Shifter lets go of the hold and Payton can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shape Shifter!
Walter Payton spoke after the fight, saying 'Bullsh*t'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Van Hoodonk (ranked 2257 p4p, 2299 weight class) and Quinnen Williams (ranked 244 p4p, 251 weight class). Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes the Boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilhelm Van Hoodonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinnen Williams!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Hoodonk tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Quinnen Williams has been cut.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
letting Van Hoodonk counter with a right hand.
Van Hoodonk moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams misses with a hook
and Van Hoodonk counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Hoodonk at a distance.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Hoodonk is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Van Hoodonk circles away and we're back to standing.
Quinnen Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hoodonk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Van Hoodonk fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hoodonk keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams won't allow Van Hoodonk to get back to his feet.
Van Hoodonk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Hoodonk's head.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Hoodonk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Hoodonk is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Van Hoodonk is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is just content to waste time from the top position. Van Hoodonk takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van Hoodonk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams works over Van Hoodonk with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Hoodonk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams stays in close to Van Hoodonk's body and controls the position.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Hoodonk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes down on Van Hoodonk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van Hoodonk is looking to escape.
Williams thows a huge punch but Van Hoodonk dodges it nicely.
Williams working over Van Hoodonk with some ground and pound. Van Hoodonk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Hoodonk's head.
Williams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Hoodonk sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Van Hoodonk could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Williams has cracked it and Van Hoodonk is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quinnen Williams!
A very excited looking Quinnen Williams rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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